Risk Assessment in Health and Safety Management
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What is a legal requirement regarding findings related to hazards and risks?

  • Revising the job description
  • Providing personal protective equipment
  • Implementing practical measures for safety
  • Recording the findings if there are more than five employees (correct)

What is one of the key elements that should be recorded in a risk assessment?

  • The worker's schedule
  • The materials used in the job
  • The company's financial outlook
  • The hazards and risks identified (correct)

How can exposure to hazards from materials, machinery, or processes be reduced according to the text?

  • Reviewing the company's financial records
  • Replacing the workers with new hires
  • Providing personal protective equipment
  • Organizing work to reduce exposure (correct)

What should be updated with any changes made after a risk assessment review?

<p>Risk assessment record (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to provide personal protective equipment according to the text?

<p>To minimize exposure to hazards (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What triggers the need for updating a risk assessment record?

<p>Any accidents or near misses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in a risk assessment process?

<p>Identify the hazards (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are hazards identified in a workplace?

<p>By reviewing accident and ill health records (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a 'hazard' and a 'risk'?

<p>A hazard is potential to cause harm, a risk is the likelihood of harm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be done after identifying hazards in a workplace?

<p>Assess the risks associated with each hazard (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to review and update risk assessments periodically?

<p>To ensure control measures are still effective and relevant (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a risk assessment aim to achieve at the workplace?

<p>Reduce the level of incidents/accidents by managing risks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of conducting a risk assessment?

<p>To control risks and protect people from harm (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When conducting a risk assessment, what should be considered in relation to how people work?

<p>Their working conditions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key steps in controlling risks after identifying hazards?

<p>Removing the hazards completely (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to look at the controls already in place when assessing risks?

<p>To build upon existing safety measures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a risk assessment, who needs to carry out the actions required to control risks?

<p>The responsible person based on the assessment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should action be taken in order to control risks identified in a risk assessment?

<p>As soon as possible after identifying the risks (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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